How important is a chin?

The higher the weight class , the more important it is .

 

pretty important in a sport where by definition you're supposed to get hit in the face. Its not necessary to have a granite chin to get to the top level..but you better have a lot of tools in your arsenal to prevent getting hit clean. Klitschko is a prime example of the above.

 

Floyd Mayweather, Jr: "Having good heart/chin = most important attributes a boxer can have"

 

It is important, because no matter how good your defense is, you're going to get caught.

 

A Chin is THE most important attribute to have in Boxing. Period.

 

Its pretty important, and not just in boxing. It makes up a quarter of ones face, or half of a Lebedev or Kovalev face.

 

:deal/thread

 

Dam that's as close as I've ever seen you come to a relevant comment but not quite though.... Roger had no chin and was a 3x world champ.... Norton was the HW champ without a great chin (average one )..

Chin - Important attribute yes. Most important attribute, debatable....

 

As Carl Froch just pointed out why Groves will never be great, A great boxer needs to be a giver & a taker. Grove's Glass Jaw can't take it so he will never be a great.
The same goes for GGG. Once he gets in the ring with an A level giver, his Russian glass jaw will be exposed to the world.

 

I immediately started thinking about Roger hitting the deck...man he had a awful chin. A disgrace.

 

A fighter with great defense can definitely make it far with a weak chin.

 

After having the cojones to get into the ring/get up off the canvas, a sturdy jaw is probably the most important trait for a boxer.

Toughness can bail you out in a big way.

One of the best examples - when Tex Cobb outlasted Ernie Shavers.

 

RJJ doesn't agree.

 

Everybody just can't take a shot ! Doesn't mean you can't fight it means you can't get hit ! That's when defense is key...